Great shop that is absolutely rammed full of instruments. Mainly catering for acoustic, but there were some instruments I never knew existed! We were there as I had got my husband and son some vou... See more
While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more
To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more
Review summary
Created with AI, based on recent reviews
What people talk about most
Reviews shaping this summary
Company details
Written by the company
Hobgoblin Music has provided musicians with otherwise hard to find acoustic, folk and traditional musical instrument for 50 years. We have nine shops across the UK, and customers can also buy online from our website. We pride ourselves on our wide knowledge and excellent customer service. All your queries will be handled by a human being, and our 40 sales staff are all experienced musicians, with an unrivalled combined expertise on all kinds of musical instruments and styles. We stock the most widely varied range of instruments and accessories available on the high street, from guitars and amps to folk and traditional instruments from all over the world. We stock new and secondhand musical instruments. If you have a used musical instrument to sell, contact us to find out how we can help - we often buy used instruments for cash, or we can sell it on your behalf. You can find our UK music shops in London, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Canterbury, Bristol, Southampton and Brighton.
Contact info
PO Box 4707, BN11 9JA, Worthing, United Kingdom
- 0333 800 9500
- post@hobgoblin.co.uk
- www.hobgoblin.com
Replied to 100% of negative reviews
Typically replies within 24 hours
How this company uses Trustpilot
See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.
Amazing Canterbury Team
Huge shout out to every person I interacted with on my instrument buying journey in the Canterbury branch, from Liz who endured about half an hour of questions without a sale, to Tony who tuned up my guitar and endured even more questions, and the brilliant luthier that helped my wife with her first violin.
Brilliant experience from the perspective of a total musical novice, and will most certainly be coming back for all future supplies!
Excellent business
Very swift delivery, within 3 days of first order. When I've visited Hobgoblin shops the staff have always been helpful.
Great service - bodhran bag
Great service, fast delivery, good quality product. Thank you.
It's an Aladins cave populated by music…
It's an Aladins cave populated by music experts that helped enthuse my daughter, and made me buy a beautiful guitar.
Always get good service from Hobgoblin
I found Hobgoblin to be a joy to deal…
I found Hobgoblin to be a joy to deal with.. The straps were of high quality, which is not always easy to grasp through a number of photos, reasonably priced and arrived promptly.. Thank you.
Great selection of strings
Great selection of strings, very prompt delivery
Kudos
Have used Hobgoblin (both mail-order and in shop) many times. Always incredibly helpful and very quick turnarounds for dispatch. Good range of merchandise and often very competitive in price. Highly recommend.
Good quality mandolin strap
Good quality mandolin strap. Arrived quickly cost reasonable ❤️
Careful about promises
I originally went into Hobgoblin to ask if they would buy an old flute I had at the beginning of April. They said they would take a look so I returned on the 9th with the flute and they promised £80-100 and would let me know the following week. I had heard nothing by the beginning of May so rang and asked and got told they didn't want to buy the flute (although they offered sale or return which I didn't want).
So I am annoyed that they had two chances to tell me they didn't want the flute, but they told me they did and then they didn't communicate with me for 4 weeks, only responding when I chased them. Broken promises.

Reply from Hobgoblin Music
Excellent service
Excellent service, fast delivery and good prices!
Bought a few things from them over the years, a Waltons bodhran being the latest.
Great service
Great service, items arrived in perfect condition and on time.
Good product: good service
They had a product I couldn't easily find elsewhere, and it was delivered very promptly - next day, I think
Great range of product with swift…
Great range of product with swift delivery. 100% recommend.
Quick delivery,good prouduct
Quick delivery,good prouduct
Very efficient
Customer friendly stores and website.
Web site complements customer experience in the Hobgoblin shops: no pressure sales, try guitars in store, and order centrally.
Warm and helpful
The people at Hobgoblin were warm and helpful on the phone. There had been a glitch on the website where tariff related charges were estimated as unreasonably high for an inexpensive item but I phoned them and they helped me place my order with the proper tariff charges upfront. Also, they’re the only place online that sells leather tipped bodhran tippers (which give a nice bassy sound). I recommend them
Super quality mandola strings from an…
Super quality mandola strings from an exceptional musical instrument company
Excellent service
I needed help with ordering an instrument. Hobgoblin sorted it out quickly, politely, and very efficiently - it took less than 24 hours from placing the order to delivery. Excellent service and an excellent instrument!
The Trustpilot Experience
Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.
Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.
Learn more about other kinds of reviews.
We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.
Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.
Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.
Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.
Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.







